[Archers] archery loaner gear and equipment program - a thought

[Garth Groff]

M'Lord Christophe,

I went to his site, but didn't see any tutorial on how to build these 
bows. I'm thinking that the shaping would take some skill, and probably 
some bending fixtures or jigs. But can they be made in the low poundages 
usually needed for loaner use (mostly under 30 lbs., often closer to 20)?

On the safety side, I would really like to shoot some of these bows. 
They should be thoroughly tested by several experienced marshals (who 
would probably be waiting in a long line for a turn!) before any 
decision is made about admitting them to our ranges. I am very concerned 
by his comments about shattering at various temperatures.

On the practical side, I see he has added an outside arrow shelf to some 
of these bows, but others are shot off the hand. Either type would be 
somewhat difficult for a beginner to master, as opposed to a bow with a 
cut-in arrow pass.

There should be no problem admitting a bow like this under questions of 
authenticity. The rules say, "form and function of pre-17th century 
archery", or words to that effect. After all, most of us shoot bows made 
with "Ye Olde Fiberglass".

Yours Aye,


Mungo



On 4/24/2012 9:20 AM, John Atkins wrote:
> I personally purchased 2 adult and 2 child bows of the all black fiberglass type.  I have more than enough "left over" arrows from my personal collection to loan out as well.  I specifically selected these bows because they can be shot left or right handed.  As most here will know, they run about $35 - $40 each.  HOWEVER, I have recently been introduced to a potential much lower cost alternative that could easily provide every single group within our glorious kingdom several loaner bows.  Go to backyardbowyer.com and watch some of his videos.  He makes bows out of PVC piping and claims them to be up to 50 pound draw weights.  They look pretty amazing.  He also covers the issues of bow breakage and some of the causes for breakage.  So I guess my main purpose of this post is this question -- as the Atlantian archery community, how do we feel about these PVC bows?
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